Preventive Biomechanics Optimizing Support Systems for the Human Body in the Lying and Sitting Position /

• Main Authors: Silber, Gerhard (Author), Then, Christophe (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer-aided engineering.; Computer mathematics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Structural mechanics.; Automotive engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Structural Mechanics.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Automotive Engineering.

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Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Historical Backround
• The New Approach: BOSS-Procedure
• Fundamentals
• Extracorporal Supports
• Human Body Models (BOSS-Models)
• Applications-Mechanical Interactions
• Optimization Potential of the Method (Relationship between Perception and Biomechanical Injuries, 'Neuro-Biomechanics').